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How to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM)

Definition

The least common multiple (LCM) of a set of numbers is the lowest positive number that is a multiple of every number in that set.

Supose you want to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) for 6 and 8, notation LCM(6,8):

The LCM of 6 and 8 is 24 because 24 is the smallest number that is both a multiple of 6 and a multiple of 8. This calculator uses the listing multiples method. This method consisits of writing out a list of the lowest multiples of each number, and look for the lowest multiple both numbers have in common. In this example we have: